Head of Hong Kong's top journalist group says she lost 'WSJ' job due to her role
![Selina Cheng, newly elected chairperson of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, speaks to media in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Cheng said she lost her job at <em>The Wall Street Journal</em> after she refused her supervisor’s request to withdraw from the election for the leadership post.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5000x3333+0+0/resize/5000x3333!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc7%2F3b%2Fdc64e5a44a2b942637b55805526a%2Fap24199394412763.jpg)
Reporter Selina Cheng says she lost her Wall Street Journal job after refusing her supervisor's request to withdraw from the election to lead the journalism group, which advocates for press freedom.
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